Project Author: Hakura

June 23, 2025

PRODUCTION COMPANIES:
Franklin Entertainment, Searchlight Pictures

Flamin' Hot

The flavor you know. The story you don't.

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Genre:

Drama, History

Runtime:

99

Released:

2023

Rating:

7.935

Budget:

$0

Box Office:

$0

WRITERS

Linda Yvette Chavez, Richard Montañez, Judy Montañez, Lewis Colick

FILM OVERVIEW

Flamin' Hot

The inspiring true story of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn the iconic Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global pop culture phenomenon.

DIRECTOR

Eva Longoria

GALLERY

PRODUCTION TEAM

Linda Yvette Chavez (Screenplay)

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Christi Moraga (Hairstylist)

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Byron Beane (Casting Associate)

Samuel Rodriguez (Executive Producer)

Marcelo Zarvos (Original Music Composer)

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Brandon Mendez (Production Design)

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Liza D. Espinas (Editor)

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Cabot McMullen (Production Design)

Kayla Emter (Editor)

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Federico Cantini (Director of Photography)

CAST MEMBERS

Jesse Garcia

Annie Gonzalez

Emilio Rivera

Vanessa Martinez

Dennis Haysbert

Tony Shalhoub

Pepe Serna

Bobby Soto

Jimmy Gonzales

Matt Walsh

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David Kern (Executive Producer), Diane Warren (Songs), Kelly D. Miller (Set Decoration Buyer), Laura Estelle Connolly (Set Costumer), Kim Trujillo (Costume Supervisor), Colleen Fox (Set Costumer), Billy W. Ray (Art Direction), Greg Orloff (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), David Hack (Set Decoration), Elaine Montalvo (Costume Design), Colt Allen (Set Dresser), Tateum Kohut (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Katie Halliday (Supervising Sound Editor), Carla Hool (Casting), Luke Hussack (Special Effects Technician), Sierra Barton (Assistant Makeup Artist), Kierke Panisnick (Production Supervisor), Smokey Cloud (First Assistant Sound Editor), Madeline McCue (Key Makeup Artist), Zane D. Bruce (Foley Artist), Mark DeSimone (ADR Mixer), Lindsay Zgonina (Assistant Costume Designer), Susan Parras (Costumer), Andrew La Pointe (Special Effects Technician), Álvaro Moreno (Digital Compositor), Selinda Zhou (First Assistant Editor), Shayne Hartigan (Extras Casting), Richard Montañez (Book), TK Shom (First Assistant Director), Antony Zeller (Foley Editor), Eric Jacobo (Visual Effects Coordinator), Ursula Rose Rochester (Key Costumer), Alison Grossman (Additional Second Assistant Director), Alejandro Marmolejo (Art Department Assistant), Phillip Bladh (Production Sound Mixer), Jonathan Thornhill (VFX Editor), David Kern (Unit Production Manager), Lindsay Pepper (Foley Artist), Kirbie Seis (Boom Operator), Emily Aragones (Still Photographer), Vanessa Jorge Perry (Music Supervisor), Antony Zeller (Foley Mixer), Sebastian Hasbun (Digital Compositor), Shane Bruce (Foley Artist), Teressa Hill (Hair Department Head), Giovanna Anderson (Art Department Coordinator), Nicole Auringer (ADR Recordist), Jolynn Nieto (Hairstylist), Cole Henken-Siefken (Production Assistant), Danny Reeves (ADR Recordist), Frank Smathers (Dialogue Editor), Thomas Milsom (Assistant Location Manager), Richard Ziegler (Music Editor), Ben Roe (Assistant Location Manager), Jack Keough (First Assistant Editor), Marisa Freeman (Casting Assistant), Lisa Rodgers (Post Production Supervisor), Shani Orona (Location Manager), Leah Hopkins (Stunts), Conrad R. Padilla (Stunts), Walter Volpatto (Colorist), Wolfie Trausch (ADR Voice Casting), Judy Montañez (Book), Takashi Takeoka (Digital Compositor), Chelsea Hooper (Script Supervisor), Linda Moulton (Casting Assistant), Jennie Shea (ADR Recordist), Nicholas A. Mudd (Casting Associate), Derick Pritchard (Stunt Coordinator), Lewis Colick (Screenplay), Olivia Hasse (Assistant Editor), Rudy Covarrubias (Key Grip), Taylor Roberts (Makeup Department Head), Neil Solberg (Gaffer), Paul Broadhead (Best Boy Electric), John Bonaccorse (Second Assistant Director), Dylan Kelling (Set Designer), Deidre Hannah (Production Coordinator), Merrin Marra (Visual Effects Producer), Donavin Merritt (Set Designer), Eric Thelander (Special Effects Coordinator), Dennis Noyes (Camera Operator), Sweta Madhapuri (Visual Effects Producer), Joshua R. Aragon (Property Master), Daniel Zollinger (Camera Operator), Erica Weis (Supervising Music Editor), Carol Mitchell (Hair Department Head), Carlos Oyarzun (Visual Effects Coordinator), Jose Marra (Visual Effects Supervisor), Ricardo Camacho Paramo (Visual Effects Supervisor), Marisa Frantz (Set Designer), Smokey Cloud (Assistant Sound Editor), Hetal Jain (Visual Effects Producer), Audrey Gu (Sound Effects Editor), Eva Longoria (Director), DeVon Franklin (Producer), John Wesley DeWolfe (Camera Technician)

MORE CAST

Carlos S. Sanchez, Hunter Jones, Carlos Solórzano, Brice Gonzalez, Jayde Martinez, Fabian Alomar, Scar, Eric Marq, Alejandro Montoya Marin, Howard Ferguson Jr., Peter Diseth, Lora Martinez-Cunningham, Zach Rose, Stephen Zamora, J.D. Garfield, Jacob Browne, Jackamoe Buzzell, Stephanie Jones, Stephen Fuller Austin, Brent Black, Landall Goolsby, Gianna Gallegos, Hank Rogerson, Vic Browder, Kevin Chambers, Ericka Zepeda, Eli Bickel, Beckett Bauer, Brady Bauer, Rafael Herrera, Jack O’Donnell, D’Nette Wood, Mickey Bond, Greg Lutz, Gerald Cordova, George Strada, Margarito Chairez, Eva Longoria, Grant George

'Flamin' Hot'

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